17.10.2024 | 
The Dallas Stars have a perfect start to the season and are traveling to DC to face the Washington Capitals whose roster looks way different compared to the last season. The Stars are among the best defensive teams in the league and it will be interesting to see if veteran Alex Ovechkin and his teammates will find the way to the Stars’ net.
The Dallas Stars and the Washington Capitals meet on 17.10.2024, with the two teams having a different start of the season. The game takes place at Capital One Arena on Thursday.
| Washington Capitals | Thursday, 17.10.2024, 01:00 | Dallas Stars |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 2,80 | 4,50 | 2,12 |
Washington Capitals – Dallas Stars: Initial situation
The Dallas Stars are off to a busy schedule going into the season and they have a short road trip on the East that will feature a stop in the nation’s capital. Washington has brought in many new players on the team, and it will be interesting to see how they look now.
Washington Capitals Stats & Form
After winning the Stanley Cup in 2018, the Washington Capitals have not won any playoff series. The last failure came last season, when they finished in the last spot that led to the postseason but were swept in the opening round by the New York Rangers. Alex Ovechkin has just turned 39 and is still the face of the franchise. One of the best scorers in NHL history hopes to get more help from the youngsters so the Caps can finally make some progress. They opened the 2024-25 season with a 5-3 home loss to the division rival, New Jersey Devils. Interestingly, the Capitols were the team to score first in each period, but that wasn’t enough to start the season with a win. John Carlson, Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson scored for Washington in that one.
Dallas Stars Stats & Form
The Dallas Stars made it to the Western Conference Finals in the last two seasons, and hope that they will make the next step and play for the Stanley Cup this season. They have a great start of the season winning the first three games and keeping a clean sheet in the last two games against the New York Islanders and the Seattle Kraken. They are the second-best defensive team in the league right behind the Winnipeg Jets with 31,7 shots against per game and 91% penalty kill. Left winger Mason Marchment and center Logan Stankoven lead the team with four points each so far in the season. Goalie Jake Oettinger has a .957 save percentage.
Washington Capitals – Dallas Stars: Head to Head
The Dallas Stars have won 8 of their last 10 games against the Washington Capitals, including the last five. They won both games by 5-4 last season, but both of them were concluded in the overtime or after the shootout. The last time the Capitols beat the Stars was in January 2022. Five of the last seven games between these two teams ended under the total goal line.
Washington Capitals – Dallas Stars: Odds
The Dallas Stars are the favorite to win this game with 2,12 in favor for the visitors. The odds for the Capitals’ win are at 2,80 while the tie is set at 4,50. Looking at the two-way bet, we got 1,70 for the Stars’ win and 2,15 for the Capitals’. The total goal line is set at 6 goals with 1,89 for over and 1,95 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Washington Capitals – Dallas Stars Betting Tip | Odds |
| Dallas Stars to win | 1,70 |
| Over 6.5 goals | 2,22 |
| First period: Dallas Stars | 2,50 |
Betting tip and prediction: Washington Capitals – Dallas Stars (17.10.2024)
The Dallas Stars have been adding pieces of the puzzle every single year and hope that this season they will finally win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history after they did so in 1999. Their season is off to a fast start with nine games scheduled in a 17-day span given their upcoming trip to Finland. Obviously, the Stars are very excited about the challenge and are playing the best hockey in the first week of the season. They had back-to-back shut-down games with Casey DeSmith making his debut for the Stars after joining the team from the Vancouver Canucks. Wyatt Johnstone, who led the Stars with 32 goals last season, has scored a point in every game by now. The Stars are going to Washington, DC, to face the Capitals, who have a slow start to the season. The team from the nation’s capital made significant changes in the offseason, bringing in former No. 3 pick of the draft Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings and Jakob Chychrun from the Ottawa Senators, among others. Adding some top talent to Alex Ovechkin is definitely the right thing to do, but it is obvious that this team will need some time to click together. The Stars already have a group of guys who have been through a lot together, and their defense is something the Capitals will not find an answer for. Dallas has won the last five games against the Caps, and that series will continue.